Leitao Da Bairrada appears as a signature dish in 1 Portugal cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Leitão à Bairrada (Roast Suckling Pig) · Porto
Suckling pig roasted whole on a wood-fired spit for 4 hours until the skin shatters like glass and the flesh inside is melting; sliced at the table with a peppery garlic-and-white-wine paste.
Leitão à Bairrada is the signature dish of the Bairrada region between Coimbra and Aveiro, where wood-fired spit roasting of suckling pigs is a centuries-old tradition tied to the local Mealhada road. Porto's Cedofeita neighbourhood has hosted the Leitão da Bairrada restaurant since the 1970s, importing the Bairrada method to the city.
Where to eat in Porto:
- Leitao da Bairrada
- Leitao da Bairrada (Cedofeita)
- O Buraco
- Adega Sao Nicolau
- Casa Guedes